For those not in the know, Goosebumps is NYHC's new scumlords. I guess if you're from NYC these days, people will jock your band before hearing you recorded, as I saw about ten non-New Yorkers wearing Goosebumps shirts at the last Chaos in Tejas, which was amusing as the band didn't have anything out other than a promo tape of select songs from this 7" that the person would have had to have purchased at the same time as the shirt [Note: Calling you out Scott -/-!] Silly stuff, though the shirt did have an interesting image portraying some sort of illegal drug use that, while I can't condone, would surely be appealing to some to have on a t-shirt.

Still, no one had heard the band up until that point, but, finally, we all have a chance to hear them! This is their first release (other than the aforementioned promo tape, which sounds like shit due to the dubbing) and it's definitely worthy of the predetermined hype it was to receive. While the artwork (and crowd from which they are derived) may suggest that they have that signature Toxic State-sound, they are actually very straightforward NYHC-worship. Well, through the eyes of some 2012 city weirdos, so don't think you're getting Outburst here. Of course, you have your "mentally-damaged" singer that is necessary in the 2012 hardcore landscape, but something about Ray's presence manages to affect, which speaks volumes of his quality as both a live and recorded frontman. There are a few sections that I don't get down with on this 7", but songs like "Mad Problems" and "Street Scarred" more than make up for those. True bangers.

I do truly believe it is a bad idea for bands to skip demo recordings and jump straight to record and, at first, I wasn't sure I actually liked this release at all. I knew I really enjoyed them live, but something about the recording weirded me out. However, after about five more listens I got more into it and thoroughly enjoy it! For a first batch of songs from a band, this is awesome. Based on the talent levels/resume of this band, I know that their next batch of songs is going to be exponentially better, so be sure to keep an eye out for that.

Get the record while you still can, as it's worth it alone for both the watercolor cover and the "naive" insert. Fuck Bloomberg.

Minions

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